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package net.jxta.content;

import java.util.EventListener;

/**
 * This interface should expose events which should be common to
 * most/all implementations and which provide information relevant to
 * allowing the application a mechanism by which to inform the end
 * user of the share activity.  Anything beyond this is probably
 * better off in a provider-specific extension of this base
 * interface
 * 
 * @see net.jxta.content.ContentShare
 * @see net.jxta.content.ContentShareEvent
 * @see net.jxta.content.ContentProvider
 */
public interface ContentShareListener extends EventListener {
    
    /**
     * For ContentProvider mechanisms using connection-oriented
     * protocols, this event indicates that a remote client has
     * initiated Content data transfer.  As this would typically
     * only apply to connection-oriented implementations, it's
     * use by the ContentProvider is optional.
     * 
     * @param event event data
     */
    void shareSessionOpened(ContentShareEvent event);
    
    /**
     * For provider mechanisms using connection-oriented protocols,
     * this event indicates that a remote client session has
     * completed.  Completion in this sense does not indicate success
     * or failure, simply termination of the effort.  As this would
     * typically only apply to connection-oriented implementations,
     * it's use by the ContentProvider is optional.
     * 
     * @param event event data
     */
    void shareSessionClosed(ContentShareEvent event);
    
    /**
     * Event indicating that a ContentShare object has been accessed by
     * a remote peer.  This event is general enough that it should be
     * supported by all ContentShare implementations, though implementations
     * may wish to throttle the frequency of events being published to
     * allow for more scalable performance.  ContentProviders must call
     * this method for each distinguishable remote access on a
     * best-effort basis.
     * 
     * @param event event data
     */
    void shareAccessed(ContentShareEvent event);

}
